Combined chest, settee, and bed.



No. 678,465. Patented July [6, IQOI. J; N. GLENN.

(Application filed Nov. 28, 1900.)

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JAMES M. GLENN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

COMBINEDCHEST,

SETTEE, AND BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,465, dated July 16,1901. Application filed November 28, 1900. Serial No. 38,049. (Nomodel.)

.had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention has for its object the prod uction of a piece of furniturewhich shall comprise a chest for a seat portion sufficiently long toconstitute a lounge for an ordinary person and with a back and sidearms, the back being capable of being let down from its position as aback to the same horizontal plane as the top of the chest to constitutea double bed, upon which a spring or other mattress may be placed,together with pillows and other bedding,-for the use of two persons whendesired, the chestbeing capable of holding the mattress and bedding whenthe device is used as a settee or lounge and also capable of holdingvarious other articlessuch as guns, rods, and tackle or huntersoutfits'and the back also being adapted to fold over flat upon the seat,where it canbe secured by one or more straps around the chest to enablethe whole to be checked and transported on a railroad-train or boat asordinary baggage without occupying more roomthan a trunk of the samesize would occupy.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter more fully'set forth,and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the pieceof furniture embodying my invention in the form of a settee. Fig. 2 isan end elevation of the same, with the lower part of the chest brokenaway. Fig. 3 is an end elevation with the back let down to form a bed.Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the back and its supports folded overupon the seat ready for transportation. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail ofthe lower hinge joint.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts inall the figures.

I provide a stout oblongchest or box A about six feet in length andabout eighteen inches from front to back on its top side. Its

rear side is slanted outward, as shown, so that chest and hinged at itslower edge, as at e, at

the middle and both ends or at as many points as desired to the rearedge of the top of the chest. This back is of aheight about equal to thewidth of the top of the chest, and it is supported in an upright andbackwardlyinclined position by armsfg. The arms f are hinged, as at h,to the back near its top, and the arms 9 are removably hinged by pins2', Fig. 5, to the lower part of the chest. The armsfg are hingedtogether, as atj, and when the back is elevated to form a settee, asseen in Fig. 2, the arms g lie fiat against the rear side of the chest,with the hinges j considerably below the hinges e, thereby forming asecure toggle-lock of sufficient strength to support the back under allordinary uses. I prefer to have three sets of the arms f g, two at theends and one at the middle of the back, thoughmore may be employed, ifdesired, and as an additional support to the back I prefer to use thehinged arm-pieces is Z, the former of which is hinged, as at m, to theback and the latter, as at n, to the end of the chest, their two endsbeing pivoted or hinged together, as at 0, and into the angle formed bythe arms kl is swung a brace-arm p, pivoted, as at g, to the end of thechest, and whose upper end bears only by frictional contact in the angleformed by the arms 70 Z to form a strut, with said arms to aid the armsf g in supporting the back B, as will be readily understood. The arms70, l, and p are not essential and may be dispensed with, if desired.Their use, however, affords not only end armrests, but also aids in.supporting the back when up.

When it is desired to convert the settee into a bed, it is onlynecessary to slightly push forward the back, throw back the brace-armsp, and pull rearward the arms f g from their hinging points j until thetoggle-joint is broken, whereupon the back can be let down to theposition shown in Fig. 3, the armsf then constituting legs, which restupon the floor to hold the back level with the seat. A mattress can thenbe laid upon the seat and back and pillows and other bedding added toform a very comfortable double bed, and the mattress, pillows, andbedding when not in use may be contained within the chest A.

A piece of furniture thus constructed will be found very useful inminers and sportmens camps, where it will serve as a settee andstorage-receptacle by day and a bed by night.

Another advantage arising from the construction described is that uponwithdrawing the pins '1', which support the lower ends of the arms g,the back, together with the arms, can be folded over upon the seat, asseen in Fig. 4, and where the side arms Z are employed their pivot-piusmn, either or both of them, are made removable, to take them out of theway. Thus folded up, as in Fig. 4, one or more straps may be securedaround the chest and folded-up portions, and the chest provided withcarrying-handles r at each end can be checked and shipped as a trunk,the chest containing all that is needful for a bed and affording roomfor many articles besides, such as miners tools or sportmens outfits.

While I have described the width of the seat as being about eighteeninches and the height of the back a corresponding length, it

is to be understood that these measurements are entirely optional, forin cases where the article of furniture is not to be shipped from pointto point the width of the back may be made considerably greater than thewidth of the seat, and in fact these measurements may be varied to suitthe wants or ideas of the constructor without in the least departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim-- 1. As a new articleof manufacture, a combined chest, settee and bed, comprising anelongated chest, a back hinged thereto at the upper rear edge of thechestrseat, as at c, and capable of being folded down upon the seat ofthe chest and away therefrom and in the same plane therewith, and rearsupports for the back hinged at their upper ends to the upper part ofthe back and hinged together at their meeting ends at a point below andin rear of the hinging-points of the seat and back, and detachablyhinged at their lower ends, as at i, to the lower part of the chest,whereby when the back is raised toggle-joints for supporting theseat-back in proper upright position are provided, and whereby when saidtoggle-joints are broken the supports form legs for holding the back ina horizontal plane with the seat, and whereby when the hinged joints at't' are detached the back may be folded down upon the seat,substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a combined chest, settee and bed,comprising an elongated chest, a back hinged thereto at the upper rearedge of the seat-chest, as at e, and capable of being folded down uponthe seat of the chest and away therefrom and in the same planetherewith, rear supports for the back hinged at their upper ends to theupper part of the back and hinged together at their meeting ends at apoint below and in rear of the hinging-points of the seat and back, anddetachably hinged at their lower ends, as at t, to the lower part of thechest, whereby when the back is raised toggle-joints for supporting theseat-back in proper upright position are provided, and whereby when saidtogglejoints are broken the supports form legs for holding the back in ahorizontal plane with the seat, and whereby when the hinged joints at iare detached the back may be folded down upon the seat, and side armshinged to each other and to the back and seat respectively in suchmanner that when the back is let down to form a bed said side arms arelowered to or below the level of the surface of said bed, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination of the chest A, the back B hinged to one edgethereof, the rear supporting-arms f g hinged together at a point belowand in rear of the hinging-points of the chest and back and at theirouter ends to the chest and back respectively, the lower hinged jointsbeing detachable, the side arms 70 Z hinged together and to the chestand back respectively at their outer ends, and the bracearmsp hinged tothe chest and having hearing contact to form struts in the angles of thearms 70 Z, substantially as described.

JAMES M. GLENN.

lVitnesses:

LEANDER D. OLIVER, EDWARD PECK.

